2. 12 LABOURS of HERACLES
• The twelve labours of Heracles or Hercules are a
series of episodes concerning a penance carried out
by Heracles, the greatest of the Greek heroes, whose
name was later Romanised as Hercules. They were
accomplished over 12 years at the service of King
Eurystheus.
3. A traditional order of the labours found in the
Bibliotheca is:
1- Slay the Nemean
Lion.
2- Slay the nine-headed Lernaean
Hydra.
3- Capture the Ceryneian Hind.
4- Capture the Erymanthian Boar.
5- Clean the Augean stables in a
single day.
6- Slay the Stymphalian Birds.
7- Capture the Cretan Bull.
8- Steal the Sea of Diomedes.
9- Obtain the girdle of Hippolyta,
Queen of the Amazons.
10- Obtain the cattle of the monster
Geryon.
11- Steal the apples of the
Hesperides.
12- Capture and bring back
Cerberus.
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4. Slay the
Nemean Lion.
The first labour was to slay the
Nemean lion.
The Nemean lion was a vicious
monster in Greek mythology that
lived at Nemea. It was eventually
killed by Heracles. It could not be
killed with mortals' weapons
because its golden fur was
impervious to attack. Its claws were
sharper than mortals' swords and
could cut through any armor.
5. Capture and bring
back Cerberus.
In Greek mythology Cerberus
is the monstrous multi-headed
dog that guards the gates of the
Underworld to prevent the
dead from leaving. Cerberus
was the offspring of the
monsters Echidna and Typhon,
and usually is described as
having three heads, a serpent
for a tail, and snakes protruding
from parts of his body.
7. • Pandora’s box:
A long time ago, there were two brothers named Epimetheus and
Prometheus. They were good gods. One day, Prometheus got in
trouble with Zeus. Angry over something or other, Zeus had declared
that man did not deserve fire. Because he had a kind heart, and he
knew how much man needed fire for food and warmth, Prometheus
gave man the secret of fire even though Zeus had told all the gods not
to do that. Zeus was furious that his order had been ignored. As
punishment, Zeus chained Prometheus to a rock for many years. But
that was not enough punishment, not for Zeus.
First, Zeus ordered the gods Hephaestus to make Zeus a daughter.
Hephaestus made a woman out of clay, a beautiful woman. He brought
her to life, and then brought her to Zeus. Zeus named his lovely new
daughter Pandora.
8. Zeus knew that Epimetheus was lonely. Zeus told Epimetheus
that his brother, Hephaestus, had to be punished and that's
why he was chained to a rock, but he felt sorry that this
punishment left Epimetheus without the company of his
brother. That's why Zeus had decided to give Pandora in
marriage to Epimetheus. It was not the truth of
course.Epimetheus was kind-hearted and gentle-man but he
was no fool. He knew that Zeus was up to something. But he
loved Pandora at first sight.Zeus gave the newlyweds a gift.
Some people say it was a jar. Some people say it was a box.
Whatever it was, it was locked. It came with a note. The note
said: "DO NOT OPEN." Attached to the note was a key. It was
all very curious. It was Pandora whose curiosity got the better
of her.
9. One day, she used the key to open the box.
Epimetheus heard her weeping. He came
running. Pandora opened the box to show him it
was empty. He gave Pandora a big smile in thanks
for his freedom and flew away. That tiny bug was
named Hope. And Hope made all the difference
in the world.
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